low solar angle

the colors have mostly drained from the trees and plants. and have been replaced by the showy seed heads of the tall grasses (both ornamental and native) that are catching the low solar angles exactly right so that that they appear to be lit within. it’s magical. and it lasts only a short while –depending on when the rain, snow, and wind turn the these bobbing mop-heads into shorn broom handles. for me, it is a better display than the holiday lights that will soon be going up. try to catch it before it is gone.

ornamental tall grass seed head